How to Short Amazon Using Butterflies

Hey traders! Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is shaking markets again, and it’s time to look for tickers we can short on the way back down. To do this, I like to look for relative weakness stocks in sectors also demonstrating bearish setups. I like to do this via bearish butterflies because it gives me the … Read more

The Most Bullish Chart Out There…

Mortgage Rates If you haven’t heard, mortgage rates just hit 7% again. The 10-year treasury index, and rates along with it, are hitting highs not seen since last October when rates topped out. We got a bit of a reprieve on the upwards trajectory of rates throughout December and January, and the icy-cold housing market … Read more

Taking Warren Buffett’s Wisdom to Heart

Hey Traders! Yesterday, I joined Charles Payne for Earnings Watchlist Monday, along with my take on Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders. Check it out here: Warren Buffett is arguably one of the best investors of all time. I think we can take a lot of tidbits from him and his annual letter to shareholders. … Read more

Earnings: Two Tickers to Watch

Happy Thursday, Traders! An Earnings Wrap Up This week, there were a few core tickers reporting earnings and a lot of trash stocks. The trash stocks are the stocks that have been taken out to the dumpster over the last year or so. A lot of those stocks have high short interest. As such, I … Read more

A Midweek Combo Update

Good afternoon, traders! Today I wanted to highlight an excerpt from my friend and colleague, Mary Ellen McGonagle’s midweek report. Mary Ellen is a 30-year+ market veteran, and I was honored to have her contribute to my newsletter during my maternity leave. Check out her recent thoughts and market update from The MEM Edge Report … Read more

Earnings Movers: Identifying Opportunity

Hi traders! I hope you were able to check out Thursday’s edition of the newsletter, Earnings in Focus: The Week Ahead for February 13th-17th, because stocks are already moving! PLTR: A Big Earnings Mover Palantir was up 16% post-market yesterday after reporting its first profitable quarter. During the overnight session, it briefly moved above $9, … Read more

Earnings in Focus: The Week Ahead

February 13th – February 17th Each week, I dwindle the extensive list of companies reporting earnings to focus on a much smaller list in which I look for trading opportunities. The companies that fit within my focus list must: Must trade in the options market Must have weekly options series available (if not, the earnings … Read more

Earnings in Focus – DOCS & ENPH

Enphase Energy Earnings

The Bearish Nasdaq Head & Shoulders Pattern We made it through FAANG earnings relatively unscathed. However, most often, a big move comes post-tech earnings. That move is likely coming this week into next week. Based on the bearish patterns all over the place, the path of least resistance remains to the downside. But just because … Read more

The Fed + FAANG Earnings

‘Disinflationary’ It’s finally happened, traders. Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve have used the word ‘disinflationary,’ the Fed has slowed the pace of rate hikes two meetings in a row, and the market has reacted incredibly well to earnings thus far. I anticipated a bullish move in Tesla (TSLA) and Microsoft (MSFT). These are two … Read more